Ask HN: How do you assess culture before you join a company?
I've been thinking long and hard about cultural/mental health in the tech community for quite a few years now, as I haven't been involved with the most supportive teams and haven't come across a mentor in many years. I've bounced between thinking the problem is me, to them, to giving up completely.
I'm trying to see if many other people have this problem, and how deep it goes. Particularly what kind of problems people have in finding a new workplace that is more compatible to their values and personal growth.
Perhaps other people are able to find an empathetic work environment in a way that I haven't thought of before, and I'd appreciate it if anyone could share their insight with a 4 question survey: https://forms.gle/Eb3MmW5wrXFrF9QbA
If I'm not the only one having this problem, I think I have a couple of solutions in mind that should help people find mentally healthy workplaces, as well as hold abusive workplaces more accountable. Interested for your perspectives here.